River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-10
FOUR DEADLY BOMBS
ksngines Of Death Found seoreted in
Anarchist Lingg's Celia Timely Dis
soVery - EnEsl Attempts suicide = The
Amnesty Movement

@usinSs OF Death Found Scoreted in
AhArehist Lings's Celia Timely Dis
sosery = Engsl Attempts Suicide = The
Amnesty Movement
CHICAGO Nov -Four bombs were taken
/ yesterday morning from tie cell OF Louis
lingg. the condemned Anarchist. In Cook
County Jail They were found under his
cot hidden beneath a maSs Of papers and
ODDS and ends OF various kinds and were
lnclosed in harmless looking wooden box
A thorough search OF all the cells
OF the condemned men WAS ia progress
at the time by direction OF Sheriff Matson
and Jailer Folk Turnkey John Egan was
the man 70 make the discovery He at once
took the bombs to the jail office, where a
cnrsory examination at once made their
capabilities for destructiveness apparent
As soon as their nature was determined il
was deemed unwise TO make further exam
nation and they We're wrapped in news
papers and laid aside to await the sherifrs
disposal He arrived soon afterwards. and
as neither he nor any OF the iail officials
had any practical knowledge Of the
mechanism OF internal machines the
bombs We're taken from the Jail and
placed IN the hands OF an expert for
examination The bombs were four in
number, as stated, and were what are
known as ''gas-pipen bombs in distinction
from the spher cal bomb thrown at the
Haymrket The iron gas-pipe used was
about six inches long and an inch in di-
ameter. All We're exactly alike as to dimen-
s1ons, ana differed only in some Of the
minor details All were plugged at zach
end, ana, in the judgment of those who
made Examination, were filed with ex-
plosivs material OF unknown character
! The plugs wero of metal, and those ex-
amined had been turned in order to fit
with exactness and solidity The sher-
III refused TO state in whose hands
the bombs We're placed for examination,
and said that no report would he made on
item until to-day No representatives of
the press were admitted TO the Jail un II the
bombs had been removed, and no author
lied statement Of the facts was made until
nearly ) o'clock. The search which
resulted In the finding of the
bombs was not undertaken in conse-
quence of any hint received by the Jail Off
cials or OF any definite suspicion The cells
OF the condemned men have been casually
searched each day; but owing 10 tho mass Of
papers, book; and trash of al kinds that has
accumulated the exam nation has been nee
essarily far from thorough Sheriff Matson
and JaIler Folz talked the matter over few
days ago and dec ded that inasmuch as the
be wise precaution to make search Of
the persons and cells OF the condemned
men which should be absolute in its thor
Guinness During the search Lingg, who
with Engel had been removed to
the consultation cage, was extreme Y
nervous, but as he saw tha5 his bonus had
been found, seemed to think that the worst
was over, and almost i'm ediately rega ned
his self-pOssession and assumed his usual
Indifferent, defiant manner. Nothing sus-
picious was foHnd in the cells of the other
Condemned men
There is, of course, much speculation as TO
how the bombs gotnto Lnggs cell and how
and when they were to be used Necessarily
they must have been taken to the jail by
somebody in full accord with Ilnggs state
OF mind and Intentions and passed IN some
manner to L5ngg or one OF his fellow An
archists. The bombs might be gotten
to the prisoners in several ways, and none
of them are particularly improbable. The
easiest way would have been for visitor 10
pass them through the grating that divides
the Wis tors cage from the prisoners pen
George Engel attempted suicide Saturday
nigat by taking an ounce Of laudanum.
About 11:20 o'clock Emil Zoener, who is
on the night death watch. passed Engel's
cell and was attracted by groans
coming from Engers cell On stop
ping to inquire the cause he
found Engel Frustrated on his back and
breathing heavily. He called him by name,
but received no answer, and on opening his
cell door discovered that the man was I'M
conscious and suffering from the effect of
some drug, which had stupesed him
A physician was called and he soon dis
covered that Engel was suffering from
III.
spasmodicaIly. DR.. Gray at once COM
menoed active work on his patient
After an hour and a half hard la
Dor DR.. Gray succeeded in getting Engel
out of dtnger and he was loft to
the care Of the Jail attendants until morn
ing As soon as Engel came to h IS senses
h. raved and cursed at being disturbed in
his sleep, and asked the reason Of his being
awakened He protested that he had
only drank a little whisky and
was all right The examination
of EngeFs cell on Sunday resulted
in the discovery of the bottle which
contained the laudanum taken by Engel
The bottle furnished no evidence from
whom it was procured Engel acAnowl-
edged during the day that he had taken the
poison with suicidal intent. He said he
preferred death by his own hand to being
executed by law, and had taken the poison
with the intention of taking his life. He
refused to tell where he obtained the drug.
Tables were on Saturday placed in a dozen
prominent places street corners or other
available spots, upon which are petitions
for the Communication OF the sentence
of death on the condemned Anarchists
Mayor Z che granted this privilege with
the provision that no crowds were TO be
permitted to collect At IL O'Clock two
tables were set up near the courthouse on
Clark street. and on them were placed
copies OF the petition and lead pencil
Behind them on the wall was hung blue
andwhite card sign which read:
petitions for the condemned Anarchists.
Please sign and pass on"
Within two minutes there was crowd of
fifty or more around the tab es, and the
work had begun The names went down
almost IS rapidly as one man could give
and no blockade The crowd was
constan ly changing, bu5 never
augmenting. Similar tables have
been placed in various parts of the eli "
S ngnatures to the petitions will be solicit
ed up 70 @ O'clock Tuesday evening when
the final preparation OF the petition TO The
Governor mus be made.
The bodies of the condemned men viii be
turned over to their families after Their exc
cution Custom and precedent have estab-
lished this method gener lily in the United
States. and the sheriff has decided to do so
with the bodies Of these men